AES • NEW YORK CITY • October 20, 2011—Moog Music, a NorthCarolina-based electronic musical instrument manufacturer, todayannounced the release of The Ladder, a Professional 500 Series DynamicLadder Filter based on Bob Moog's original ladder filter design. TheLadder is Moog Music’s first 500 series module for the Pro Audiomarket and is designed to add depth, flexibility and classic Moogvibe to sound sources.

“There have been a lot of firsts for Moog this year." said MikeAdams, President/CEO of Moog Music Inc. "The release of Animoog, thefirst professional synthesizer for the iPad has introduced us to wholenew segment of customers. Now The Ladder will reacquaint Moog withthe Pro Audio community that embraced Moog Modular Synthesizers in the1960's. We are very happy to see the market utilizing this excitingformat and we look forward to developing other modules.”

The Ladder packs all the punch, fullness and analog euphoria of theoriginal Moog Filter, but adds key component and feature upgradesrequired for professional studio use. From classic Moog filtering andvibe to modern sweetening and wild, exciting behavior; The Ladder is apowerful, articulate sound sculpting tool.

The Ladder features include:

Low Pass and High Pass: The Ladder has inherited the smoothest allanalog filter section possible. Choose between LP and HP at theflick of a switch.

Cutoff: Simply adjust this knob to determine where The Ladder beginsto sculpt the sound.

Attack and Release: These variable controls allow youto perfectly dial in the timing behavior of The Ladder's envelopesection. Use them to open and close the envelope as fast as lightning,or slow as molasses.

Amount: Use in Positive or Negative mode for mild to extremesound shaping and manipulation. The amount determines how much signalis sent to the envelope section of The Ladder. From slight timbralexcitement and voicing to extreme compression-like behavior and evenreversed filtering is achievable.

Resonance: Controls the amount of harmonic bump at the cutofffrequency. This is the voice of The Ladder. Create sweet, dynamic orextreme speech like behavior and beyond. Accentuate specificfrequencies to excite a sound or create completely new and uniqueones.

NOTE: The Ladder's Resonance control can push the unit intoself-oscillation. This can be used for effect if desired.

2Pole/4Pole: Select how aggressive the filter slope is. 2 pole isequal to 12db per octave, which is smooth and sweet, while 4 pole is24db per octave, which is hard, aggressive and most similar to aClassic Moog filter.

About Moog Music: When Bob Moog invented the Moog synthesizer in 1964he revolutionized Popular music. His creations touched thousands oflives as synthesizers gained acceptance in the music world and becamethe catalyst for new forms of sonic expression. Although he passedaway in 2005, Bob Moog’s spirit lives on with Moog Music, a company heoriginally formed in 1954 under the name R.A. Moog. Moog Music is theleading producer of analog synthesizers, electronic musicalinstruments and effects pedals such as Slim Phatty, Little Phatty® andMinimoog® Voyager® synthesizers, Moogerfooger® effects modules,Etherwave® theremins, Taurus Bass Pedals and The Moog Guitar. BobMoog’s innovative spirit permeates the entire culture of the companyhe founded. Moog Music designs and manufactures its products indowntown Asheville, North Carolina. Learn more about Moog Music athttp://www.moogmusic.com